Quebrada Fajardo
Barrio of Fajardo, Puerto Rico
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Quebrada Fajardo is a barrio in the municipality of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 9,789.[3][4][5]
Quebrada Fajardo | |
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Barrio | |
Coast of Quebrada Fajardo | |
 Location of Quebrada Fajardo within the municipality of Fajardo shown in red | |
  Quebrada Fajardo Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°21′41″N 65°39′47″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Fajardo |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.97 sq mi (20.6 km2) |
| • Land | 4.51 sq mi (11.7 km2) |
| • Water | 3.46 sq mi (9.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 9,789 |
| • Density | 2,170.5/sq mi (838.0/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00738 |
History
Quebrada Fajardo was in Spain's gazetteers[6] until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Quebrada Fajardo barrio was 888.[7]
Sectors
Repairs to Igualdad Street in Quebrada Fajarda, for damage that was caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017 were approved in August 2020.[13]
Sector Los Chicos is located in Quebrada Fajardo.[14]
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